Animal-trap



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J. C. GOULD.

ANIMAL TRAP.

No. 362,952. Patented Mey 17, 1887.

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JOHhT C. COULD, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

ANIMAL-TRAP.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 362,952, dated May 17, 1887.

Application filed March 16, ISFS.

To @ZZ whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN C. COULD, a citizen ofthe United States, residing in Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Animal-Traps, of which the following is a specification.

In this invention I have endeavored to cheapen the cost ot' manufacture to the utmost, and also to de vise a trap which is eltieient and easily set.

lIhe nature of my invention is fully set forth below, and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein l Figure 1 is a perspective view oi." the trap in the open and. set position. Fig. 2 is a plan of the saine closed, the hinged top being partly removed. Fig. 3 is a partial section on line 3 3 of Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is a partial section on line 4f 4 of Fig. 2. Figs. 5 and 6 show a modification.

In the drawings, A represents a frame of substantially horseshoe forni, though what would otherwise be the heel extremities ofthe shoe are united by a cross-bar or connection, c. I prefer to provide this frame with feet a a2, whereby to elevate it slightly. In ears a3 upon the frame is hinged the spring-cover B, of like horseshoe outline, having a like connecting-bar, b, at the rear, and also curved ribs b extending from front to rear. These ribs prevent any approach to the bait from the rear, and from one of them depends a wire stop or arm, b2.

C is a tilting bait-liolder supported and swinging upon a pivot, A, projecting inwardly in a lateral direction i'roni the frame A, and confined thereon by the projection c upon the bar a, the holder being bifurcated to embrace said proj eetioii. I prefer to inake the holder in H forni, as thereby this bifurcation of the rear is obtained and also more secure attachment for the bait. Vhen set, the stop-arm b2 engages and rests upon the lateral projection c' ofthe holder.

D is the actuating-spring for closing the trap. It cncircles the sleeve d, east upon the arm D', which is slipped upon the pivotal piece A, and one end of it is held by the point d, east upon the frame A, while the other end rests against arm D, said arm being bent, as shown, to forni a shoulder, d'2, for

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this purpose. At its upper end the arm D carries a roller, di, which rides upon one of the ribs l1', and through the nicdium of this arm and roller the power of the spring is transmitted to the top I3.

Vhen the trap is set, it is held open by the engagement ot' the stop b2 with the point c' upon the bait-liolder. Any depressing of the bait-holding points will release this engage ment, and the top will then be quieklyelosed by the spring. In this operation it will be noticed that the leverage exerted upon the top by the spring increases as the roller travels up the bend ofthe rib b', and it results from this that the top is more firmly held the nearer it approaches the closed position, thus insuring the holding ot' any gaine eaughtin the apparatus.

In opening the trap convenience is afforded by the foot c upon the frame and the lip b upon the top, there being sufficient room bc tween them to permit the use of both hands..

In construction I cast the pivot A into frame A, the stop b2 and one of the hinge-pivots into the top B, and the roller-pivot (when not integral with the roller) into arni D'. Vlien thus formed, the spring is first placed upon the sleeve ot' arln D', and said arm is slipped upon pivot A. The bait-liolder is next placed upon the latter, with the projection c lying in its rear bifurcation. rI`lie top is next hung in the frame with the roller riding upon one of its ribs, and is then secured by the pivotal rivet c. The roller, it will be seen, is coniied by its flange lying between the arm D' and the rib. I thus secure all the parts permanently together by a single riveting operation.

In the modification, which is more espeeially designed for cheaper and smaller traps, I employ a wire hook,f, formed in one piece with the actuatingspring, and in order that it may ride down easily upon the rib when the top is raised I prefer to give the rib a somewhat greater bend tlian is shown where the anti-friction roller is used.

1. The trap composed of frame A, having cross-bar a, pivot A', and projections c and d, the top B, hinged to said frame and having cross-bar b, ribs b, and stop-arm b, the spring D, arm D', having shoulder d and roller d,

and the bait-,holder having projection c', all -sad top, andabait-holder with whioh the stopcombined and operating substantially as speoianni contacts, all combined and operating subfied. stantially as specified.

2. A blrap consisting of the frame A a, a top JOHN C. ,GOULD 5 or cover, B b, hinged t0 said frame and pro- Witnesses:

vided with front and rear ribs b and afstop- H. M. MUNDAY,

arm, b2, a spring connected to and actuating E. S. EVARTS. 

